Time

I try to catch it as it flies past me.
I hold it in my hands but it slips past me.
I imprison it but it slithers out.
I lock it in a room but it finds a crevice.
I put it in my pocket but it finds a hole.
I tie it with ropes but it still breaks free.
Little can I do as I see it go by.
Escaping to freedom past my eye.